Wednesday – Friday Sept. 14-1608 - 1700
A1 – EMT-Intermediate Refresher – EMS Academy
A2 – First Responder / EMT-Basic Refresher – EMS Academy
Wednesday – Thursday Sept. 14-1508 - 1700
A3 – Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support: Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support An intensive exploration of pre-hospital trauma care strategies. Hands-on assessment and skills are emphasized. Textbook review and pretest required prior to class. Region 2 (2 Airway, 1 Patient Assessment, 2 Special Considerations, 11 Trauma)
Thursday – September 150800 – 1700
A4 – Pediatric Emergency, Assessment, Recognition & Stabilization (PEARS): Management of respiratory distress/failure and shock in pediatric patients. Designed for EMTs with low critical pediatric call volumes. ENMU-Roswell (8.0 Special Consideration – Pediatrics)
A5– CPR Instructor: AHA BLS instructor certification course. ENMU-Roswell (8.0 Preparatory)
Friday – September 16 0800 – 1700
A6 – Taking Care of Our Own (0900 – 1200): Assessing the requirements for responder rehabilitation. Rehydration and cooling techniques will be discussed. Equipment needed to set up a Rehab station will be described. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B (3.0 Operations)
A7 – Dollar Store Moulage (1300 – 1600: Inexpensive moulage techniques to improve your training scenarios. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B (3.0 Operations)
Saturday September 17, 2011
7:30-8:30 Registration
8:30-10:00 – General Session: Everything Old Is New Again: A review of the 2010 DOT EMS Guidelines. The future of New Mexico EMS will also be discussed. Joyce Bradley EMT-P DACC (1.5 Operations)
10:00-10:30 – Break - Snacks in the lobby
10:30-12:00 – Breakout sessions
B1 – Taking the Keys Is Not Enough:A discussion of New Mexico traffic laws with their implications when responding as an ambulance driver or when using your POV. Doctor William A. Boehm (1.5 Operations)
B2 – Baby Can’t Breathe: Case studies will be used to discuss various categories of pediatric respiratory dys-function. Field assessment and treatment priorities will be addressed. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI DACC (1.5 Special Consideration - Pediatrics)
B3 – Old Age Is Not A Diagnosis! Understanding and assessing the geriatric patient.Symptoms should not be dismissed as ‘old age’…even if it is the patient saying it. Gene Cunnar EMT-I DACC (1.5 Special Considerations)
B4 – Crush Injuries – Crush Syndrome: What’s the Difference? Assessing trauma victim for possible crush injuries with treatment decisions based on findings. Joyce Bradley EMT-P DACC (1.5 Trauma)
B5 – The Ethical Decision Challenge: When it isn’t a ‘life or death’ situation, then what should you do? Sotero Rameriz EMT-P EPCC (1.5 Patient Assessment)
B6 – Get the Point? A hands-on approach to basic accu-pressure techniques for the EMS provider. NM Scope of Practice treatments will be addressed. John McCarty EMT-P SVRH (1.5 Preparatory)
12:00-1:30 Catered lunch
NM EMT Association Annual Meeting
1:30-3:00– Breakout sessions
C1 – Strokin’ Out:CVA and TIA with an emphasis on the pathophysiology behind the signs and symptoms. John McCarty EMT-PSVRH(1.5 Medical Emergencies)
C2 – Patient Assessment for Dummies: A simplified approach to applying assessment algorithms for more effective treatments. Sotero Ramirez EMT-P EPCC (1.5 Patient Assessment)
C3 – The Other Side of Normal: Case studies will be used to assess trauma and medical patients using group sessions. Actual diagnoses will be compared to those arrived at by the groups. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI DACC (1.5 Patient Assessment)
C4 – ACS: A Team Approach: Assessing and treating chest pain using AHA guidelines. Typical chest pain scenarios will be used for skills practice. Brush up on the new CPR skills… ‘call a CAB’! Joe Boyle EMT-P (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
C5 – Childbirth Emergencies:A midwife discusses problems associated with pre-hospital childbirth. Linda McCarty EMT-I (1.5 Special Considerations)
C6 – The Care & Treatment of Burn Victims: A comprehensive review of burn pathophysiology and prehospital treatments. Joyce Bradley EMT-P DACC (1.5 Trauma)
3:00-3:30 Break - Snacks in the lobby
3:30-5:00 Breakout sessions
D1 – Where Do We Take ‘em? Categorizing patients using standardized profiles to make effective transport decisions. A review of local Trauma Centers and available Border RAC scholarships will be discussed. Sotero Ramirez EMT-P EPCC (1.5 Patient Assessment / Operations)
D2 – Baby It’s Hot Outside: A discussion of hyperthermia and electrolyte emergencies with the appropriate treatments. Gene Cunnar EMT-I DACC (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
D3 – Sit Still, Darn It! Pediatric assessment made easy. It uses the time tested ‘Is this kid sick?’ method of determining pediatric criticality. John McCarty EMT-P SVRH (1.5 Special Considerations - Pediatric)
D4 – Sully Moments: Will You Be Ready When Yours Comes? A discussion of effective CPR using a team approach coupled with comprehensive skills training. Updated to reflect the latest AHA guidelines. Doctor William A. Boehm (1.5 Operations)
D5 – Who Has Gas? CO poisoning can go unrecogn-ized and untreated leading to long term disability. Facts concerning CO poisoning with ways to protect yourself and others. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI DACC (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
D6– How Much of That Do I Give? ‘Painless’ medication calculations and drug effects will be discussed. Current State treatment and drug guide-lines will be used in scenarios with hands-on practice. Joe Boyle EMT-P (1.5 Preparatory)
Sunday September 18, 2011
08:15-08:30 Board Elections
8:30-10:00 General Session: You Called An Ambulance for This?? An interactive discussion on arriving at the best patient care decisions. How do you make the most appropriate transport decision? How do urban and frontier interfaces affect decisions? Pete Bellows EMT-I Organ VFD (1.5 Preparatory)
10:00-10:30 Break - Snacks in the lobby
10:30-12:00Breakout sessions
E1 – Getting High – High Altitude Medicine: Age and conditioning appears to have little to do with pulmonary and cerebral edema emergencies above 8000 feet. Pre-hospital diagnosis and treatments will be discussed. Lynne Gudes EMT-I (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
E2 – Now That’s Gonna Leave a Mark: A detailed discussion of various soft tissue injuries with their treatments. Due to the graphic nature of portions of the presentation, no children under 16 will be allowed. Pete Bellows EMT-I Organ VFD (1.5 Trauma)
E3 – A Cardiac Electrophysiology Rock Party! A look at cellular action potentials, electrolyte balances, and concentration gradients which work in concert to produce cardiac muscle contractions. Mike Voss EMT-P CNM (1.5 Preparatory)
E4 – When Baby Gets Blue… A review of common pediatric respiratory emergencies. Specific treatments for each case will be discussed. Joe Boyle EMT-P (1.5 Special Considerations - Pediatrics)
E5 – Basic Skills Review – Packaging: A review of splinting, backboarding, MAST, KED, and C-Collars, Bert Hanneman WEMT-I / Rufus Campbell, EMT-I (1.5 Preparatory)
12:00-1:30 Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00Breakout sessions
F1 – Suicide Facts & Myths: An attempt to dispel some common myths surrounding suicidal ideation and behavioral disorders. An EMS approach for dealing with behavioral emergences. Mike Voss EMT-P CNM (1.5 Trauma)
F2 – Basic Skills Review - Medical: Skills review of drug administration, airway management, and BGL. Bert Hanneman WEMT-I/Rufus Campbell EMT-I (1.5 Airway & Ventilation/Preparatory)
F3 – First Five Arrive Alive: A review of the critical ‘Platinum Ten’ minutes in trauma. The most critical – and possibly dangerous – decisions we can make and our response to life threatening situations.Pete Bellows EMT-I Organ VFD (1.5 Preparatory)
F4 – Active Shooter = EMS Nightmare: Preparing for an MCI and effectively treating multiple victims. Planning by other State and Federal agencies to prepare forpossible emergencies will be presented.Bob Grothe EMT-P AAS (1.5 Operations)
F5 – Hey! That Was My Head! Head injuries comprise a significant number of trauma calls each year. A discussion of the signs & symptoms associated with head trauma along with appropriate pre-hospital treatments. Lynne Gudes EMT-I (1.5 Trauma)